Championship record
3
World titles
1
1
Runner-up
1
4
Top-3 finishes
3
P1
Best championship
P1
Career totals
Niki Lauda
Nino Farina
Championships
3
1
Wins
25
5
Poles
24
5
Podiums
54
18
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
420.5
122.33
Starts
173
34
Rate-adjusted · per start
Niki Lauda
Nino Farina
Win rate
14.5%
14.7%
Podium rate
31.2%
52.9%
Pole rate
13.9%
14.7%
Points / start
2.4
3.6
Avg grid
P8.4
P3.1
Avg finish
P10.8
P5.9
Finish rate
56.1%
76.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Niki Lauda
Nino Farina
Mechanical retirements
54
6
Crash retirements
19
2
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Retirements with an unclear cause: 3 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1971
Debut season
1950
1974 · aged 25
First win
1950 · aged 43
1974
First pole
1950
1975 · aged 26
First title
1950 · aged 43
P1
Best finish
P1
-2.3
Avg places gained
-2.8
Season points trajectory
Niki Lauda
Nino Farina
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
| Circuit | Niki Lauda | Nino Farina |
|---|---|---|
| W · Pod · Best | W · Pod · Best | |
| Circuit Park Zandvoort | 3 · 6 · P1 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
| Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 2 · 4 · P1 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Circuit de Monaco | 2 · 4 · P1 | 0 · 0 · P4 |
| Silverstone Circuit | 0 · 1 · P2 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Nürburgring | 0 · 1 · P3 | 1 · 2 · P1 |
| Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 0 · 0 · — | 1 · 3 · P1 |
| Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 0 · 2 · P2 | 0 · 2 · P2 |
Team history
Niki Lauda
March-Ford 1971March 1972BRM 1973Ferrari 1974–1977Brabham 1978Brabham-Ford 1979Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979McLaren 1982–1985
Nino Farina
Alfa Romeo 1950–1951Ferrari 1952–1955
19501985
Basis
Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).